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Boteti River

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35: 175:, it turns south past the villages of Phukumakaku, Khumaga (Lekono), Sukwane, Rakops (Jakops), and Xhuma (Khomo). It then flows past Lake Xau (or in a very wet year into and out of Lake Xau) and then heads east past the village of Mopipi (Madista) and into the Ntwetwe Pan. 152:, bringing that area alive with seasonal activity and high biological productivity. In the dry season, the Boteti is particularly important to provide wildlife an area to congregate, since most seasonal ponds and drainages are then devoid of water. 210:
In the early and mid-20th century, the lower Boteti, below Sukwane, was a major grain-producing area, with over 2,000 ha under cultivation until 1980. However, the number and extent of wet years has declined, and the river was channelized below
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Breyer, J. I. E. (1983) "Soils in the Lower Boteti Region, Central District, Botswana" National Institute for Development Research and Documentation, University of Botswana, Gaborone, page 32,
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to increase flow to the Mopipi Dam. It flowed year-round before the mid-1990s, after which decreasing flows led to seasonal desiccation in some lower reaches.
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Helgren, David M. (1984) "Historical Geomorphology and Geoarchaeology in the Southwestern Makgadikgadi Basin, Botswana"
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International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Gland, Switzerland,
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Murphy, Alan; Armstrong, Kate; Firestone, Matthew D.; and Fitzpatrick, Mary (2007)
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The IUCN review of the Southern Okavango Integrated Water Development Project
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Index


Botswana
Okavango Delta
Mouth
Sua Pan
Botswana
watercourse
Botswana
Okavango Delta
Thamalakane River
Maun
Makgadikgadi Pans
Thamalakane River
Toteng
Makalamabedi
Matima
Kwaraga
Ngamiland
Boteti District
Mopipi
diamond mines
Orapa diamond mine
fresh water
Rakops
Nxai Pan
Nata River
Sua Pan
Nwetwe Pan

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